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Article would make town manager an elected position

(April 3, 2014) Article 80 on Saturday’s Annual Town Meeting warrant seeks to change the town manager’s position from an appointed to an elected one, and would limit the number of terms served.

Nantucket’s town manager, currently Libby Gibson, is appointed by the Board of Selectmen for indefinite terms.

The citizen’s petition, sponsored by David Larivee, would limit the town manager to three consecutive three-year terms, nine years total, and make the job an elected position to ensure the town manager is accountable to the public, not a fivemember board, Larivee said.

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